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Not original quote: If the government ran the Sahara, within five years there'd be a shortage of sand.
by UIUC_06 3y ago
Not original quote:
If the government ran the Sahara, within five years there'd be a shortage of sand.
- whatshisface 3y agoBecause it'd be jungle again? :0
- littlestymaar 3y agoYet we're out of sand[1] without any central planning involved. Government can be stupid and wasteful, but they cannot even dream of being more wasteful than a competitive market. [1]: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is...
- downrightmike 3y agoAnd then there are the thieves stealing whole beaches https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135620650/stolen-beach-sand-black-market-caribbean-jamaica-glass-concrete https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135620650/stolen-beach-sand-...
- gottorf 3y agoMilton Friedman.